Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-21
IMMIGRATION.
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northern snd eastern portions IF our own
country, from whence we must draw the
cheap cauii6l 70 build our railways, de-
velCp our mines and plant our factories,
have their eyes upon US. And sDy action
on the part of the people OF the stste that
would bs hurlful TO their Interests would
make them fearful Of future unfavorable
action and have q tendency to cause them
TO refuse 10 make further investments
Bat movement ike this, IL properly
directed, that has for it's purpose the
enhancement in value Of their property,
esn but meet with their hearty approval.
And If taeir Investments in railway prop
critics prove profitable they will be ready
TO make other investments; 80 that we
can build more railroads, Improve our
homes, found our factories, develop our
mines and move on in our progressive
nsrch, ever bearing in mind that plenti-
ful and cheap moRey must furnish the
motive power with which to do il, and
that this can only be had by furnishing
security, not only in intrinsic value, but
from adverse legislation.
Every city ana town and county with a
bonded Indebtedness should meet IL &C
eording to the conditions upon which 1t
was created ST any sacrifice, for the de-
fault OF one brings discredit upon all, and
causes all to psy higher rates OF interest
for the money they use. 1t is in this way
We can increase the flow Of money to our
state. Csn we increase the number OF
iahSbitauts? What wCu d b the induce
ments TO prompt an industrious, law
abiding citizen 10 remove from one por-
ton Of the country 10 another?
l. Profitable employment and pros
pect of rapid enhancement il value Of his
investments.
2. Low taxation.
:. Good health and educational and 3d.
cisI advantages for himself and family.
Now, IN proportion as Texas presents
these advantages in comparison with
other states, we should be aole to encour-
age immigration to it. l would not have
tine TO make this comparison with all
the states that are now receiving large
Numbers Of immigrants, but will select
California, to which the largest number
are now going. Taking IS q guide the
Census of the United S stes as compiled
in 1880, which is universally admitted to
furnish as just basis for comparison
as can be had, and let us see
whether or not we have state that e
GEE put in the race for pOpulsr favor with
affair hope Of success. The value OF the
fsrns Of California was 1922, 05l .2S2;
value Of farm nipple ments and macn merry
SIS Al, IA; value Of live stock on farms
$35, 500,4l7, so that CslifJrni8 had invest
ed in the farming industry $685., 9s9, 433,
ard the Va ne Of her farm products was
SIS, T2l,42s. Allowing One-third OF this
as tae cost ct labor to rOduce Il and we
have S40,l lat eli for the wear eGd tear Of
machinery aud live stock, taxes, insur-
ance and interest On the investment, or
1871 per cent.
The vslue OF the farms of Texas was
$40, ass, 1856, value OF farm implements
and mac linerY 80 05I ,49l. value OF 1--we
stock On farms $50 307 .987, go tast Texts
had inv sted IN her farming industry
S237, 1928, 364, and the value of her fsrm
products wSs sos, 204 329, and allowing
third as the COST OF labor aud making
J the other calculations on the same basis
SIS for California, we fad thst Texas pays
ISL per cent, SIS against Is per
cent. for Cahfornis, or per cent.
more profit in favor OF Texas. Let Us
next compare the manufacturing indus
tries. California had invested in manutsc-
tories $6l 24S 1874; paid for wages in the
same S2l ,070 6S5; The cost of raw material
was s72, 6u7 709. and the value of the
product Sis, 227, 1913. Take from this
the cost of laOor aud raw material, and
We have S22, SOL SIS left for the wear and
tear OF machinery, taxes, insurance end
interest on the investment, or SO s per
cent.
Texas mad invested in manufactures
$s245. SCI, paid for wages IS, ,087,
cost Of raw material Sl2 956. 2SS, vaiue of
product S20,7I9,s2S. By following the
that We did for California we will flud
that Texas pays 47.s per cent. as against
IS per cent. for California, or q profit Of
II per cent. in favor of Texas.
The gross public Indebtedness of the
people of Texas, including state, county,
city, town and school district, with her
population of /, 59I 749, WAS S1l, S54 1893,
or S733 per capita. California with
sfte 2t populstion had gross indebted
ness of SIS, 6sS 7ss, or S2l go per capita;
so an immigrant in going to California
assumes a public Indebtedness three
times greater for every man, woman
and child than he does In coming to
Texas, and public Indebtedness
means taxation in the same
ratio. But 1t is said Texas is drou.hy
country Let US see If this is en- objec-
ton. OF California's S64. 694 inhabitants
1883 live where the annual rainfall is
less than twenty-five inches, or IS Der
cent ottne entire population of the i,59l,
.ts inhabitants Of Texas. Only 81, 907, or
less than per cent. of them, live where
The annual rainfall Is less than twenty
I'VE inches. This should certainly be
encouraging news to the western por-
hon OF the state. II Californis can sus-
Tain So per cent. Of her popula-
ucH where the annual rainfall is less
than twenty i've inches, and attract thou
sands of immigrants, why should not the
Hestf Our drouth has been q blessing
IN disguise. 1t has started our people to
eoring fer artesian water, and 1t has been
iolnd in great abundance in the Pecos
valley, in the valley of the Cowhouse
creek in Hamilton county, in Tarrant and
DALLAS counties, in the valley OF the
6fasos river, st Gslveston-in fact, al
most everywhere 1t has been tried
20 that we have equal facilt-
Hes for conducting agricultural
pursuits by means OF irrigation
mat Csliiornis has. But they will tell
you that Texas is breeding ground for
Crimes Let US see. Referring to the